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"Boob Tube" is definitely a slang word for Television in California English.
The labelling of this page has gone back and forth a few times between a stub and a disambiguation page. We ought to make up our mind which it's going to be.
Moreover, disambiguation pages are supposed to link to more specific pages. For a while this linked to Tube top, but then this was screwed up as that just redirected back here. Now it redirects to Shirt, which is hardly adequate. My inclination is that, if this is going to be a disambiguation page, Tube top should be either deleted for the time being or made into a worthwhile article in its own right. That way, we can sensibly put the link back here and it will appear in the appropriate colour for once. -- Smjg 16:31, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
If this isn't a disambiguation page, I'm not sure what it is. As Wikipedia is not a dictionary, it may be necessary to move this page to Wiktionary. - Acjelen 21:29, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Apparently this is something that's been lost over the years, but my copy of RHD2 describes "boob tube" as slang for television, dating back to 1965-1970 (as in "a thing for foolish people to occupy themselves with"). As for myself, I hadn't heard, but wasn't really surprised at, it being a slang reference to tube tops -- learn something every day... .
For anyone obsessing on it, here's a link to an online reference to this usage. -- NapoliRoma ( talk) 04:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi Mikkalai, Here are the current issues that I'm trying to repair on this dab page:
First entry:
Second entry:
I'm currently working to find a home for the cite; social aspects of television is my target at this point, which would then become the link target for the first entry.
At this point I'm unclear what your objections are to this; anything you can share? Regards,-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 06:48, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
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"Boob Tube" is definitely a slang word for Television in California English.
The labelling of this page has gone back and forth a few times between a stub and a disambiguation page. We ought to make up our mind which it's going to be.
Moreover, disambiguation pages are supposed to link to more specific pages. For a while this linked to Tube top, but then this was screwed up as that just redirected back here. Now it redirects to Shirt, which is hardly adequate. My inclination is that, if this is going to be a disambiguation page, Tube top should be either deleted for the time being or made into a worthwhile article in its own right. That way, we can sensibly put the link back here and it will appear in the appropriate colour for once. -- Smjg 16:31, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
If this isn't a disambiguation page, I'm not sure what it is. As Wikipedia is not a dictionary, it may be necessary to move this page to Wiktionary. - Acjelen 21:29, 27 Apr 2005 (UTC)
Apparently this is something that's been lost over the years, but my copy of RHD2 describes "boob tube" as slang for television, dating back to 1965-1970 (as in "a thing for foolish people to occupy themselves with"). As for myself, I hadn't heard, but wasn't really surprised at, it being a slang reference to tube tops -- learn something every day... .
For anyone obsessing on it, here's a link to an online reference to this usage. -- NapoliRoma ( talk) 04:37, 28 December 2007 (UTC)
Hi Mikkalai, Here are the current issues that I'm trying to repair on this dab page:
First entry:
Second entry:
I'm currently working to find a home for the cite; social aspects of television is my target at this point, which would then become the link target for the first entry.
At this point I'm unclear what your objections are to this; anything you can share? Regards,-- NapoliRoma ( talk) 06:48, 31 December 2007 (UTC)